Ubuildit Corp

Drew Butler, the owner of the Louisville and Elizabethtown U Build It business, is the key to our successful build.  When we purchased our land in 2008, we were still living a few states away.  We knew we wanted to be very involved in the buidling of our dream home - from the materials (I am a bargain shopper and very particular about what I wanted in our home), to the process, and of course, the budget.  After doing extensive research about building methods, materials, processes, we met with Drew to look more closely at the U Build It option.  We checked out his references and signed on. 

Drew walked us through every step of the process, from the house design, to the .6 mile driveway installation, to choosing subcontractors, to keeping us and everyone else on track, to helping us understand the big picture as well as all of the little details, with the result that we are VERY happy with our home.  Neither of us had built before, and although we had heard it could be quite stressful, we did not have the nightmarish experiences we have heard about from others. 

When weather and workmen behaved in unpredictable ways, bursting frozen water pipes; when the invariable errors happened and none of the subcontractors would take responsibility; when tensions were high because of miscommunication between us and subcontractors; when we over-reacted due to our own worries about the process - through it all, Drew was a rock.  He is incredibly knowledgeable, able to keep details in his head regarding the multiple projects he is involved with at any particular time, well connected in the supply and building worlds, has a great business head, has the tact and diplomacy of a seasoned professional and, most important to me, has shown himself to be a trustworthy man of integrity not often seen in life, let alone in the business world. 

Drew Butler planned; made multiple 1-hr+ (one-way) trips to the site to supervise, instruct and assess;  made himself easily accessible for questions and concerns; worked directly with sub-contractors; negotiated on our behalf; advocated for us; intervened in several sticky situations; reassured us when we freaked about this or that; advised us; clarified options; inspired us with creative ideas to make our house better and generally pulled everything together to get the home of our dreams built!  

Drew's contacts and good reputation enabled us to use products we couldn't have otherwise afforded, and to hire excellent sub-contractors because any sub-contractors who have worked on Drew's projects wanted to keep in good standing with him for future jobs.  That provided insurance that good work was done;  whereas when we hired a few people who had no connection with Drew and no incentive to keep that good reputation with him, we tended to have more problems and no 'carrot' with which to motivate them. 

This is a long dissertation and it is something that should have been written months ago, but Drew deserves nothing but the best and I wanted to have the time to do his work justice.  We would definitely use Drew Butler's U Build It company to build another house, would not build without him and would recommend him to others without reservation.